GREIG HUTCHEON IS CAPTAIN'S PICK FOR PGA CUP TEAM AGAINST AMERICA
PGA CUP PRESS RELEASE
The 2013 Great Britain and Ireland PGA Cup team will be an entire
squad of rookies after the line-up for the biennial battle with the
United States was finalised following the conclusion of the Glenmuir PGA
Professional Championship.
A tense final day at the championship staged at De Vere Slaley Hall,
which saw heartbreak for a number of players over the course of the last
round, completed the two-year qualification process to get in the team
to take on their United States counterparts at the same venue in
September.
Those celebrating their inclusion in Russell Weir’s side were
newly-crowned Glenmuir champion Dan Greenwood of Forest Pines in
Lincolnshire, David Callaway (Milford Golf Club), Benn Barham (Kings
Hill), Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf), Nicholas Brennan (Bowood G&CC)
and Jon Barnes (Ampfield Par 3).
They join Richard Wallis (Walmer and Kingsdown), Scott Henderson
(Kings Links) and Gareth Wright (West Linton), who made the squad via
the Titleist PGA Play-Offs. Wright was called into the team this week
after David Higgins withdrew.
The final spot in the team was the Captain’s pick, which saw Russell name former PGA No 1 player Greig Hutcheon (Banchory).
Hutcheon, who has European Tour and Challenge Tour experience, was the
highest placed PGA Professional at last month’s BMW PGA Championship at
Wentworth.
Weir, after meeting the majority his team present at Slaley Hall, said:
“We have a very strong team and I’m looking forward to seeing them all.
It’ll be a great week and a tough week.
“The Americans always have a strong team but I believe we have one too.
We’re looking forward to coming back to Slaley Hall in September to
take on the might of the USA.”
On his captain’s pick, he added: “Grieg has been a top player for a
long time and put in a great performance at Wentworth, playing four
rounds and finishing the PGA’s top player.
“He’s played on the main tours and has been a strong player in Scotland for a number of years and will bring vast experience.”
The two teams will go head to head between September 20-22 for the
Llandudno Trophy, which is currently held by the Americans following
their victory at CordeValle, California, two years ago.
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